Improved window-frame



' anna eme @sind A. J.- CLEVELAND, 0F BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

Letters Patent'No. 99,7 6 0, dated Febr/nary 15, 1870; atcdated January31. l1870.

IMPRQVED WINDOW-FRAME.

. Y l I The Schedule referred to in these Letten Patent and making partof the same.

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known' that I, A. J. CLEVELAND, of' Baltimore, Baltimore county,Maryland, have invented a new and useful Improvement in WindoW-Frames;and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable others skilled in the ait to makeand use the same, reference being had -to the accompanying drawingsforming part of this specification. I

My invention relates to securing window-sashes in their flames by mea-nsof beads, which are, adapted to 'be easily adjusted and securely heldinplace, .or readily removed, by means of' a construction and arrangementof parts hereinafter described.`

Figure l represents a side elevation of av wiudow- -frame having myimprovements attached.

Figures 2 and 3 represeut'vertical sections of' the same taken on thelines a: ;c,'y y, respectively, of fig. 4.

Figure 4 represents a section on the line zz of iig. 1.

Figures 5, 6, and 7, represent. detail views showing my.iniprovement. vp

Similar letters oi' reference indicate corresponding parts. Instead ofproviding the grooves in the sides ofthe window-frame for theiusertionof the center bead a, as heretofore, I propose to provide catches b b onthe face ofthe flame, and corresponding hooks on the face ofthe beads,and hook them therein, as represented in fig. 2; and in order to be ableto raise the beads high enough to pass the hook behind the catches, Iprovide lnotches c in the vtop of the frame, and the beads are preventedfrom rising after being hooked t0 their places by the top bead h.

I propose also to secure theinner beads e by one set beads of onepiece,.as represented at h, with beveled ends, so that. it may slideinto place after the center and inner vertical beads are put in place,which are also beveled at@ their upper ends; and, in order to secure thesaid top bead h, I provide catches i in the top of the window frame, andslides] in the upper face of the bead h, to catch behind them aft-er thesaid'` bead has been shoved into place; and in order to admit the saidbead to slide past the catches t', I provide recesses k in the upperface ofthebead.

By .this arrangement it will be readily seen that the upper bead, theinner and central beads may be readily pnt in and taken out, and thatwhen put in, and the bead h fastened by the slides and catches, thewhole are secured, and the great annoyance and damage attending thetakingout of the windows, as at present constructed, are avoided.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by` Letters Patent- In combinationwith the window-flame A, provided with the catches b b and i i, and t-henotch c, the beads e c and h, the former having the hooks f f and tenonsg, the latterthe slides j and recess k, all constructed and arranged asherein shown and described, for the purpose specified.

A. J. CLEVELAND. Witnesses:

Jus. H BOND, O. J. SMITH.

